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sheetalkircher retweeted
13 May 2025
Sen. DURBIN: You walk into a patientās room to say that *essential cancer therapy* is held up by a PBM. How do you explain that?
Medical oncologist: Weāre well-trained to tell a patient bad news. But since Iāve started, there are more conversations about affording medications.
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sheetalkircher retweeted
13 May 2025
WOW. Watch this medical oncologist talk about her patientā¦ a 46-year-old math teacher, the kind who youād want teaching your kids.
Time was critical to treat his cancerā¦ but a pharmacy benefit manager delayed his care.
āThis is what weāre up against.ā
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The 10th annual #ASCOAdvocacySummit is in full swing on Capitol Hill! Our advocates are urging Congress to prioritize federal research funding, #FixPriorAuth, and help end #drugshortages.
Add your voice: brnw.ch/21wRRmC
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sheetalkircher retweeted
8 Apr 2025
Lurie Cancer Center Drs. Sheetal Kircher, Sunandana Chandra and Tara Henderson are on the Hill at the 2025 #ASCOAdvocacySummit to advocate for cancer research and ensuring that all patients have access to high-quality cancer care!
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#Telehealth flexibilities expire soon. Without legislation, pre-COVID restrictions requiring pts live in a designated area & go to an approved site outside their home return Jan. 1. Urge lawmakers to extend telehealth flexibilities: brnw.ch/21wPoYI #ASCOAdvocacy
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Join us in congratulating the following members on earning the Fellows of ASCO (FASCO) distinction this quarter! We are grateful for their extraordinary volunteer service, dedication, and commitment to ASCO. Learn more about FASCO distinction: shorturl.at/oa7Ma
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sheetalkircher retweeted
21 Jun 2023
Our new paper reveals US payersā barriers, opportunities for coverage of MCED, promising but controversial tests for multicancer early detection @Health_Affairs #HAScholar @KathrynP_phd @AllisonKurian @cebweldon @MDouglas_MS academic.oup.com/healthaffaiā¦
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sheetalkircher retweeted
22 Oct 2022
Attending the First International Pediatric #CardioOncology Conference in Cincinnati? Hear from @KarenEKinahan today at 10:30 ET about lessons learned from @LurieCancerās STAR Program for adult survivors of #childhoodcancer @northwesternmed. Learn more; cancer.northwestern.edu/newsā¦
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sheetalkircher retweeted
20 Oct 2022
"I have learned all the different ways one could be told that they donāt belong..."
This was a difficult piece to write and share. Maybe it will resonate with some ā¤ļø
#WomenInMedicine #MedTwitter
@HemOncWomenDocs @ASCO
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sheetalkircher retweeted
3 Oct 2022
New @JCOOP_ASCO publication: Using 4R, Kaiser created a high-functioning team, conducted 40 optimizations or care timing and sequencing!ā”ļøfal.cn/3sljv
Thanking colleagues contributing to #4Roncology over the years! @ruthcarlosmd @eaonc @swatiakulkarni @sheetalkircher
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sheetalkircher retweeted
13 Aug 2022
Gathering to have fun and save lives with our leaders ā¦@LeonidasPlatan1ā© ā¦@sheetalkircherā© ā¦@DrWGradisharā©
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sheetalkircher retweeted
23 Mar 2022
Biomarker testing in #cancer care is now covered in Illinois. Sheetal Kircher, MD, medical director of the @NorthwesternMed Lurie Cancer Center Cancer Survivorship Institute, tells @NBCChicago this is a āgame changer.ā
WATCH: bit.ly/3L6i2vs
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3 Sep 2021
Effects of Open Notes on the Patient-Physician Relationship ja.ma/3DM3azq via @JAMAOnc part of @JAMANetwork @LurieCancer @joyfelicianomd
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sheetalkircher retweeted
1 Nov 2020
Speaking with one voice on behalf of American physicians.
Speaking with one voice, @CMSSmed w/45 specialty societies, 800,000 physician members condemn the baseless claim that physicians overcount #COVID19 deaths for financial or political gain. We stand with members tirelessly working to serve patient needs
cmss.org/rebuttal-overcountiā¦
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1 Oct 2020
Clinicians taking care of cancer patients need to be involved in shaping future telemedicine policy!
Telemedicine in Oncology and Reimbursement Policy During COVID-19 and Beyond jnccn.org/view/journals/jnccā¦
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16 Sep 2020
Meeting virtually at #ASCOAdvocacySummit to urge congress to improve the quality of care for all our patients and reduce disparities by passing the CLINICAL TREATMENT act! This pic on the Hill feels so long ago- I miss you DC! ā¦@ASCOā© @LurieCancerā©
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āThe CLINICAL TREATMENT Act would guarantee coverage of routine care costs of #clinicaltrial participation for #Medicaid enrollees ā¦ in #cancer care, clinical trials are often the best options for pts.ā - @doctortara fal.cn/3al6n #ASCOAdvocacySummit
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sheetalkircher retweeted
4 May 2020
The scoop on PBMS. With ā¦@sheetalkircherā© and team. ā¦@ASCOā© #ASCOHPF #ASCOLDP
Impact of Pharmacy Benefit Managers on Oncology Practices and Patients | JCO Oncology Practice ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JOPā¦
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sheetalkircher retweeted
20 May 2020
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sheetalkircher retweeted
19 Jan 2020
Despite price transparency mandate from @CMSGov, even radiation oncologists canāt find cost of #ProstateCancer radiation on chargemaster for many hospitals, & analysis of costs shows 21.7-fold diff in cost across centers ja.ma/2tf9uQR
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